Neckwear.



M. HEYMAN.

NECKWEAR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.B, 1914.

1,137,486. Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

MICHAEL HEYMAN, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

NECKWEAR.

Specification of Letters Patent Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

Application filed August 8, 1914. Serial No. 855,718.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MICHAEL IIEYMAN, acitizenof the United States, and a resident of the city of Cincinnati,in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Neckwear, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to improve the construction of neckties,such as the four-in-hand, Ascot, string or other style of ties used withturn-down collars, to prevent the tie from sticking in the collar foldas it is drawn into position for tying and to cause it to slide easilyunder the collar.

I accomplish this result by that certain novel construction andarrangement of parts to be hereinafter particularly pointed out andclaimed, whereby the Wearing surface for the neck portion is reinforcedon both sides of the tie and this reinforcement is combined with thegoods of the tie proper so as to present on both sides a comparativelyfrictionless surface when it is sought to slip the tie along the fold ofthe collar.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the goods from which the tieis made, showing the reinforcing strips for the neck band. Fig. 2 is asimilar view after the first fold is made. Fig. 3 is a plan view of thecompleted tie. Fig. 4 illustrates a modification of the reinforcingpieces. Fig. 5 is a plan view after making the first fold in themodified construction. Fig. 6 is a similar view of the constructioncomplete.

I have illustrated my invention in connection with the ordinaryfourin-hand tie, although it will be understood that the same isapplicable to any variety of tie intended to encircle the neck for tyingin front. I have illustrated substantially only the neck band portion ofthe tie, as my invention relates to this portion of the scarf, and Ihave shown merely a portion of the tying part and of the ends.

In constructing my four-in-hand tie, I cut the goods 1 of the width andlength for the ordinary tie. Before folding and seaming together theside edges of the neck and tying portions I secure across, preferably ina diagonal direction, strips 2, 2, of any suitable material, to providea reinforcement for the neck portion. These strips are sewed to thegoods on the line 3, 3. Two strips can be used folded diagonally acrosseach other as shown, or the strips may be cut in sections and eachdiagonal piece can be a separate piece. These reinforcing strips extendonly through the neck band portion, and the tying portions of the scarfand the loose ends are not provided with a reinforcement. It will benoted that with the diagonal strips secured in place, portions 4, 4, ofthe goods are not covered. Instead of using comparatively narrow strips,oblong or square pieces 5, 5, may be in a similar way secured by thestitches 7, 7, to the goods, leaving portions 6, 6, exposed, all asillustrated in Fig. a.

It will be understood that these reinforcmg strips are secured to thegoods on the right or finished side of the fabric. Then the fabric isfolded lengthwise along the middle line and the edges seamed together bythe line of stitches 8, both through the neck and tying portions of thescarf, the right side of the goods being folded inwardly, so that thetie when the sides are secured together is wrong side out. The tie isthen turned right side out and the seam 8 brought to the middle of thetie, and then the reinforcements and the folds of the tie are securedtogether by a triple row of stitches 9, 10 and 11.

V'Vhere the square reinforcing pieces 5 are applied, as shown in Fig. 4cin diamond shape, the same method of construction is employed. The sideedges are brought over and secured together by a seam 12; then the tieis turned right side out and the seam line brought to the middle andthen the triple row of stitches 13, 1 1 and 15 are employed to securethe reinforcement and the goods at the neck portion.

With any quality of material, but especially with the finestof fabrics,silk and the like, the neck portion of the scarf is made much strongerand more durable than where a reinforcing strip is attached upon oneside only of the tie. IIeretofore it has been sought to provide a sliptie by constructing the neck band portion of thinner material, or bystiffening the neck band portion with sizing, or by cutting away one ofthe folds of the tie and inserting a reinforcing strip.

In all these constructions, one side of the tie at the neck band portionis of the original fabric, the tendency of this side to stick when itwas sought to be drawn through the folded collar is not affected by anyof the older constructions. I have found that with the reinforcement onboth sides, or the dupleX reinforcement with the triple lineof stitchespermanently securing the reinforce- V ment and the longitudinal folds ofthe tie together, a much superior construction is provided, and thetendency to bind is entirely overcome.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letthe fabric, withthe fabric folded on itself to forma narrowneckband and with the reinforcing strip on both sides of the band,

and a triple line of stitches in parallel lines extending the length ofthe reinforced por- G'opiesiof this patent may be obtained for fivecents each, by addressing Washington, D. G. v

tions securing'th'e band folds and rein-forcements together. 7 r

3. Ina necktie, of any desiredfabric, a

reinforcing strip secured across the fabric at the neck portion thereof,with the fabric folded on'itself to form a narrowjneck band and withjthereinforcing strip on both sides of the band having non-reinforced'portions of the fabric intermediate the reinforced portions, and'atriple line of stitches inpar-c allel lines extending thelengthof. therein-i reinforcements together 4:. In a n'ecktie,'comprising two tyingends 1 and an intermediate'portion for encircling the neck, areinforcing stripsecured across thelfabric in diagonal lines crossingeach other, with the fabric folded on itself to form. a narrow neck bandand'with the reinforcing strip on both sides of the band, and a tripleline of stitchesain parallel lines 8X1 tending the length of thereinforcedpor- V 40 Y forced portions see'uringthe band folds and Vtions securing the band folds and reinforce ments together. V c

MICHAEL HEYMAN,

-Witnesses: e V

- "FRANK H. KUNKEL,

EARL W. GRIFFIN.

the Commissioner of Patents.

